Knoll Lane, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3RF
10 reasons to choose Castle Court Preparatory School
Top line
Castle Court Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 89. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Wimborne and one of the 3 best primary schools for 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Castle Court Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 13 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Castle Court Preparatory School fees range from £3,623 (Rec) to £7,560 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Castle Court Preparatory School usually has one class per year to Year 2, two from Year 3, and an average class size of 16 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most Castle Court Preparatory School leavers are a local independent school. Canford School accounts for 30%-40% of Year 8 leavers, with significant numbers going to Bryanston School, Winchester College, and Sherborne School. 25% of pupils win awards and scholarships. Around 20%-30% leave after Year 6 for one of Poole and Bournemouth’s four grammar schools.
The Castle Court Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, study skills, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Latin. The school expands the traditional curriculum with ‘Scott Days’, including activities such as first aid, STEM, environmental. In Years 7 and 8 the school teaches the Pre-Senior Baccalaureate, which blends the core skills of thinking and learning, reviewing and improving, and communicating with formal academic exams. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and ‘Activities Week’ for all in Years 3 to 8.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Castle Court Preparatory School
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in football, sailing.
The Arts at Castle Court Preparatory School
Art, music, drama and dance are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 5.45pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near Castle Court Preparatory School
Yarrells Preparatory School (3.4 miles); Dumpton School (4.4 miles); Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School (8 miles).
Canford School (4.5 miles); Bryanston School (10.2 miles); Talbot Heath School (11.3 miles).
Allenbourn Middle School (3.5 miles); Parkstone Grammar School (3.7 miles); Poole Grammar School (4.2 miles).